human rights of older people

The fourth session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing was held from 12-15 August 2013 in New York, and was characterised by greater participation from civil society organisations of older persons, as well as broader representation from African and Asian countries than in previous sessions. Although many actors within group, particularly the Latin American countries, are trying to work towards a new binding instrument to comprehensively protect the human rights of older persons, significant opposition remains from some key States – including the EU, US and Canada.